Harper's Young People, March 16, 1880ACROSS THE OCEAN; OR, A BOY'S FIRST VOYAGE.Reading editionChapter navigation26 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterACROSS THE OCEAN; OR, A BOY'S FIRST VOYAGE.Chapter IIWHAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS PLAYED TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO.GARDEN-LORE.THE ROBBER BLUEBIRD.DREAMING.CHAMPION.THE LITTLE SHIPS OF THE WATER STREETS.THE GREAT LILY'S MISSION.THE MISHAPS OF AN ARAB GENTLEMAN.THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.THE CAT'S-MEAT MAN.MY TARTAR.BIDDY O'DOLAN.Chapter IVALICE'S QUESTION.THE CARE OF PARROTS.PENCIL DRAWING, No. 2.HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE.A Fool's Errand.CANDYThe Child's Book of Nature.BOOKS FOR YOUNG MEN.THE TRAMP PUZZLE.A PERSONATION: WHO AM I?Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Chapter IIAll chapters and sections (26)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsACROSS THE OCEAN; OR, A BOY'S FIRST VOYAGE.Chapters2Other sectionsWHAT THE BOYS AND GIRLS PLAYED TWO THOUSAND YEARS AGO.GARDEN-LORE.THE ROBBER BLUEBIRD.DREAMING.CHAMPION.THE LITTLE SHIPS OF THE WATER STREETS.THE GREAT LILY'S MISSION.THE MISHAPS OF AN ARAB GENTLEMAN.THE HIPPOPOTAMUS.THE CAT'S-MEAT MAN.MY TARTAR.BIDDY O'DOLAN.Chapters4Other sectionsALICE'S QUESTION.THE CARE OF PARROTS.PENCIL DRAWING, No. 2.HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE.A Fool's Errand.CANDYThe Child's Book of Nature.BOOKS FOR YOUNG MEN.THE TRAMP PUZZLE.A PERSONATION: WHO AM I?A True Story.By J. O. DAVIDSON.← Front matterChapter II. →